title: Asteroid hyalosis and vision loss after posterior capsulotomy.
abstract: We describe the case of a 77-year-old man with asteroid hyalosis who had phacoemulsification and implantation of a plate-haptic intraocular lens (IOL). Intraoperatively, a tear occurred in the anterior capsule, and vision loss occurred 3 months after a neodymium:YAG posterior capsulotomy. Because of the asteroid hyalosis, a posteriorly dislocated IOL, which occurred after the capsulotomy, was difficult to diagnose. Careful retinoscopy established the aphakic condition of the eye, and the B-scan ultrasonography indicated the IOL's location.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 27599-7040, USA.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Kidd
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Eifrig
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D012421:Rupture; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000473:pathology*